Diamond VN unfairly sacked workers

Laying Off With Insulting

A number of workers at the factory Diamond have asked the Viet Labor Movement interference Diamond Company, shoe manufacturer Puma, Asics, dismissal notices and notices 138 more absurd.

The announcement letter (see attached photo) said that the workers will be given a month or a month and a half’s notice in case of work termination, but the notice dated on July18 informed workers to end their employment immediately the next day. Also, based on case 38.1.c of labor law, workers could be laid off for the case of “fire or unexpected disasters”. However, Diamond Company told the laid-off workers that due to the violence incident against the HD981 rig being brought to Vietnam’s water in May, their production had been decreased significantly. This contradicts to what the workers had been observing in the other manufacturing areas of the company, the production shifts have been increasing.

The most important fact is that, even though this is the case of the factory being on “fire” due to the incident mentioning above, the company has insulted the employees by saying the layoff decision is issued to those who have the worst performance, those who have failed the test of skill ability. On the contrary, among those who have been laid off, many have worked there for a long time, and have passed their skill test long time ago.

In summary, the Diamond Company has harassed the employees by their self- contradictory reason of termination, as well as damaged the mentality of 138 workers.

Using Police

Predicting that there would be many workers who disagreed on their layoff announcement, many police have been sent to surround the Diamond Company in the past few days upon the Diamond’s request.

Click on this video to watch a video report by Viet Labor shown on the oversea SBTN TV station, in which Diamond workers talked with Do Thi Minh-Hanh to express their disagreement & frustration.

Viet Labor Movement is an organization to fight for the labor rights that has been founded by Do Thi Minh-Hanh. Last June, she was recently released from prison after 4 years in prison earlier than her sentenced term, while Nguyen Hoang Quoc-Hung and Doan Huy-Chuong are still in prison for their 9- and 7-years jail verdict.